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BCP_Allocation

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Enhance TIOT Exceeded Message IEF240I

Enhance IEF240I or create a new message that would inform the user that the TIOT limitations are exceeded. Currently there is a maximum fixed size for the TIOT defined in the ALLOCxx member of parmlib of 64K. not all shops run with this size. So i...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

Allow GDGORDER to LIFO and FIFO with Relative GEN Reference

With z/OS V2.1 I can now specify GDGORDER=LIFO or GDGORDER=FIFO. Only that is for the base of the GDG. I would like to be able to specify//DD1 DD DISP=SHR,GDGORDER=FIFO,DSN=GDG(0) Then the GDG order would apply to the earliest entry instead of the...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 4 Not under consideration

PBARC0604-706 Dynamic de-allocation of proclib from MSTJCL

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: John.RattraySubmitters Company: Barclays BK PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBARC0604-706 Dynamic de-allocation of proclib from MSTJCLHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Clos...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

PGAR0109-1197-Increasing the maximum volume count of 59 per data set

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: gulfemo@garanti.com.trSubmitters Company: Garanti Teknoloji PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PGAR0109-1197-Increasing the maximum volume count of 59 per data setHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core Tech...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

Allocation should not retry allocating devices that still have tapes mounted on them

We experienced a large number of microcode issues during the unloads of our VTS drives. The result was a tape drive that z/OS thought was unloaded but actually had a tape mounted from the VTS's perspective. Because z/OS and the VTS are 'out of syn...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 2 Not under consideration

Ability to suppress IEE252I when using IEFPRMLB

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR101609569User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR101609569Title: Ability to suppress IEE252I when using IEFPRMLB to read a memberSubmitted By: Shirley Jubinsky/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: Allocation Level 2F...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 4 Not under consideration

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